Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan
Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan was the rabbi of the Springhill
Avenue Temple in Mobile, Alabama, the rabbi of the United
Congregation of Israelites in Kingston, Jamaica, and, led
Temple B'nai Israel in Albany, Georgia. He received rabbinic ordination from
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Jerusalem, and holds a PhD
in American Jewish History from Tel Aviv University. Rabbi Kaplan has been and continues to be active
in various programs, think tanks, and conferences to understand the history and
theology of Reform Judaism and to discuss ways to make Reform Judaism a vibrant
religious form of spirituality for the twenty-first century. He is the
author of
The New Reform Judaism (Jewish Publication Society), as well
as
Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal (Columbia
University Press),
The Cambridge Companion to American Judaism
(Cambridge University Press),
American Reform Judaism: An Introduction
(Rutgers University Press),
Platforms and Prayer Books (Rowman and
Littlefield), and
Contemporary Debates in American Reform Judaism
(Routledge). He is the editor of
A Life of Meaning: Embracing the Sacred Path of Reform Judaism, published by CCAR Press in 2018. In
his spare time, Rabbi Kaplan enjoys scuba diving with whale sharks, hiking up to Blue
Mountain Peak, and biking (at a leisurely pace) in Kerala.
CCAR Press
works include:
